Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Jameel M. Inal, Manuel Pascual, Philippe Lesavre, and Jürg-A. Schifferli

Complement inhibition in renal diseases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 237-240; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.237 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comment:

Jürgen Floege

Evidence-based recommendations for immunosuppression in IgA nephropathy: handle with caution
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 241-245; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.241 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philippe Grimbert, Vincent Audard, Philippe Remy, Philippe Lang, and Djillali Sahali

Recent approaches to the pathogenesis of minimal-change nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 245-248; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.245 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmine Zoccali

Arterial pressure components and cardiovascular risk in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 249-252; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.249 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacques Chanard, Sylvie Lavaud, Christine Randoux, and Philippe Rieu

New insights in dialysis membrane biocompatibility: relevance of adsorption properties and heparin binding
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 252-257; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.252 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Youri E. C. Taes, Joris R. Delanghe, Birgitte Wuyts, Johan van de Voorde, and Norbert H. Lameire

Creatine supplementation does not affect kidney function in an animal model with pre-existing renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 258-264; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hitomi Usui, Kenichi Shikata, Mitsuhiro Matsuda, Shinichi Okada, Daisuke Ogawa, Tetsuji Yamashita, Kazuyuki Hida, Minoru Satoh, Jun Wada, and Hirofumi Makino

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by its pleiotropic effects in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 265-272; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christiaan S. van Woerden, Jaap W. Groothoff, Ronald J. A. Wanders, Jean-Claude Davin, and Frits A. Wijburg

Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in The Netherlands: prevalence and outcome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 273-279; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael G. Robson, Debasish Banerjee, Debbie Hopster, and Hugh S. Cairns

Seven cases of granulomatous interstitial nephritis in the absence of extrarenal sarcoid
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 280-284; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul L. Kimmel, David J. Cohen, A. Andrew Abraham, Istvan Bodi, Arnold M. Schwartz, and Terry M. Phillips

Upregulation of MHC class II, interferon- and interferon- receptor protein expression in HIV-associated nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 285-292; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.285 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steen Andersen, Peter Jacobsen, Lise Tarnow, Peter Rossing, Tina R. Juhl, and Hans-Henrik Parving

Time course of the antiproteinuric and antihypertensive effect of losartan in diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 293-297; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.293 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Natalie J. Ives, Keith Wheatley, Rebecca L. Stowe, Pieta Krijnen, Pierre-Francois Plouin, Brigit C. van Jaarsveld, and Richard Gray

Continuing uncertainty about the value of percutaneous revascularization in atherosclerotic renovascular disease: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 298-304; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah L. Zimmerman, Avrum Selick, Rajinder Singh, and David C. Mendelssohn

Attitudes of Canadian nephrologists, family physicians and patients with kidney failure toward primary care delivery for chronic dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 305-309; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaap W. Groothoff, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Martin Offringa, Mariken P. Gruppen, Joke C. Korevaar, and Hugo S. A. Heymans

Quality of life in adults with end-stage renal disease since childhood is only partially impaired
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 310-317; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.310 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hidekatsu Fukuta, Junichiro Hayano, Shinji Ishihara, Seiichiro Sakata, Seiji Mukai, Nobuyuki Ohte, Kazuhito Ojika, Keiko Yagi, Hiroko Matsumoto, Sinken Sohmiya, and Genjiro Kimura

Prognostic value of heart rate variability in patients with end-stage renal disease on chronic haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 318-325; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.318 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul L. Kimmel, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Amali Amarasinghe, Rolf A. Peterson, Karen L. Weihs, Samuel J. Simmens, Sylvan Alleyne, Harry B. Burke, Illuminado Cruz, and Judith H. Veis

Anthropometric measures, cytokines and survival in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 326-332; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.326 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akihiko Kato, Mari Odamaki, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Yonemura, Yukitaka Maruyama, Hiromichi Kumagai, and Akira Hishida

Influence of body composition on 5 year mortality in patients on regular haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 333-340; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.333 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thiriloganathan Mathialahan and Geoffrey I. Sandle

Dietary potassium and laxatives as regulators of colonic potassium secretion in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 341-347; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nobuhiko Kobayashi, Eiji Tanaka, Takeji Umemura, Akihiro Matsumoto, Toshiyo Iijima, Makoto Higuchi, Kazuhiko Hora, and Kendo Kiyosawa

Clinical significance of SEN virus infection in patients on maintenance haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 348-352; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.348 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hans Furuland, Torbjörn Linde, Jarl Ahlmén, Anders Christensson, Ulf Strömbom, and Bo G. Danielson

A randomized controlled trial of haemoglobin normalization with epoetin alfa in pre-dialysis and dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 353-361; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Locatelli, Bernard Canaud, Francis Giacardy, Alejandro Martin-Malo, Nigel Baker, and Janet Wilson

Treatment of anaemia in dialysis patients with unit dosing of darbepoetin alfa at a reduced dose frequency relative to recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 362-369; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.362 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chiao-Lin Chuang, Ren-Shyan Liu, Yau-Huei Wei, Tung-Po Huang, and Der-Cherng Tarng

Early prediction of response to intravenous iron supplementation by reticulocyte haemoglobin content and high-fluorescence reticulocyte count in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 370-377; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.370 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan H. M. Tordoir, Patrick Rooyens, Ruben Dammers, Frank M. van der Sande, Michiel de Haan, and Tik Ien Yo

Prospective evaluation of failure modes in autogenous radiocephalic wrist access for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 378-383; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.378 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graham Woodrow, Brian Oldroyd, Antony Wright, W. Andrew Coward, John G. Truscott, John H. Turney, Aleck M. Brownjohn, and Michael A. Smith

Comparison of anthropometric equations for estimation of total body water in peritoneal dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 384-389; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.384 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tom J. G. Weijnen, Henk W. van Hamersvelt, Paul M. Just, Dick G. Struijk, Yuvan I. Tjandra, Piet M. ter Wee, and Frank Th. de Charro

Economic impact of extended time on peritoneal dialysis as a result of using polyglucose: the application of a Markov chain model to forecast changes in the development of the ESRD programme over time
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 390-396; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.390 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helen Liapis, Gregory A. Storch, D. Ashley Hill, Jose Rueda, and Daniel C. Brennan

CMV infection of the renal allograft is much more common than the pathology indicates: a retrospective analysis of qualitative and quantitative buffy coat CMV-PCR, renal biopsy pathology and tissue CMV-PCR
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 397-402; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.397 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Dudley, Carol Truman, Mary McGraw, Jane Tizard, Gausal Haque, and Ben Bradley

Estimation of individual sensitivity to cyclosporin in children awaiting renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 403-410; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.403 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Benoit Barrou, Beatrice Cuzin, Bernard Malavaud, Jacques Petit, Jean Louis Pariente, Mathias Buchler, Luc Cormier, Gerard Benoit, and Pierre Costa

Early experience with sildenafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 411-417; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.411 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adina Voiculescu, Katrin Ivens, Gerd Rüdiger Hetzel, Markus Hollenbeck, Wilhelm Sandmann, Klaus Grabitz, Kai Balzer, Frank Schneider, and Bernd Grabensee

Kidney transplantation from related and unrelated living donors in a single German centre
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 418-425; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.418 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Joëlle L. Nortier, Heinz H. Schmeiser, Marie-Carmen Muniz Martinez, Volker M. Arlt, Catherine Vervaet, Christian H. Garbar, Philippe Daelemans, and Jean-Louis Vanherweghem

Invasive urothelial carcinoma after exposure to Chinese herbal medicine containing aristolochic acid may occur without severe renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 426-428; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.426 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clara Day, John Bridger, Paul Rylance, Maurice Jackson, Johann Nicholas, and Jonathan Odum

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and interstitial nephritis with carbimazole treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 429-431; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.429 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher W. McIntyre, Maarten W. Taal, Richard J. Fluck, and David Hinwood

Adherence of tunnelled haemodialysis catheter to superior vena caval stent: successful percutaneous removal
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 432-433; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.432 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Case:

John Beckly, Sunil Bhandari, Josette Eris, and John Horvath

The man who gained a stone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 434-435; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.434 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Anne Wauters, Tom Dejagere, Koen Devriendt, Yves Vanrenterghem, and Bart Maes

Triangular face and vascular malformation. The links to renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 436-439; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.436 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Nada Kanaan, Jean-Pierre Cosyns, Michel Jadoul, and Eric Goffin

The importance of a histology-based diagnosis of interstitial nephropathy in two patients with renal insufficiency
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 440-442; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.440 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Thomas Fehr, Hans Rickli, Joachim Müller, Rudolf P. Wüthrich, and Peter Ammann

Kidney at risk: 11-year course of renal artery stenosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 443-444; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.443 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Costel Spanu and Sebastian Oltean

Familial phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency associated with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure: abnormality in mRNA splicing?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 445-446; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.445 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mysore K. Phanish, Samuele M. Marcora, and Andrew B. Lemmey

Malnutrition, chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis in dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 446; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.446 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Célia Gil, Carlos Lucas, Cristina Possante, Cristina Jorge, Fernanda Gomes, Maria Candeias, Helena Lages, Emília Arranhado, and Aníbal Ferreira

On-line haemodiafiltration decreases serum TNF levels in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 447-448; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.447 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Markus Giessing and Klemens Budde

Sirolimus and lymphocele formation after kidney transplantation: an immunosuppressive medication as co-factor for a surgical problem?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 448-449; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.448 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 450-452; doi:10.1093/ndt/18.2.450 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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